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EP 0031862 B1 19840208 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AFTERTREATMENT OF TEXTILE SHEET BY APPLICATION OF MICROWAVES

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AFTERTREATMENT OF TEXTILE SHEET BY APPLICATION OF MICROWAVES

Publication

EP 0031862 B1 19840208 (EN)

Application

EP 79850116 A 19791228

Priority

EP 79850116 A 19791228

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0031862A1] In aftertreatment of textile material such as scouring or dyeing, microwaves are irradiated, after preparatory heating chamber 1 to the wet textile material in a roll form while it is rotating within a closed chamber (2) replete with steam in order to assure quick but uniform drying effect over the entire body of the textile material.

IPC 1-7

D06B 19/00; D06P 5/20

IPC 8 full level

D06B 19/00 (2006.01); D06P 5/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

D06B 19/007 (2013.01); D06P 5/2016 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0031862 A1 19810715; EP 0031862 B1 19840208; DE 2966649 D1 19840315

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 79850116 A 19791228; DE 2966649 T 19791228